Kevin Brockmeier

“I’m thinking about a quote I’ve seen attributed to Antoine
de Saint-Exupéry: 'If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people together
to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to
long for the endless immensity of the sea.' I find that new waves are
constantly rolling into shore, carrying testimonies from far places, and
letting them rush over me as they arrive is what I find truly inspiring. Among
the great and bracing waves I’ve greeted recently—to name one each from the
worlds of literature, music, and film—are Mirror Kingdoms: The Bestof Peter S. Beagle (short stories), the double EP Rivers by Wildbirds & Peacedrums, and the movie The
Eclipse, directed by Conor McPherson.”—Kevin Brockmeier,
author of The Illumination (Pantheon Books, 2011)